Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) — The biggest U.S. accounting firms, including Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP, have been pressing Congress for more than a decade to protect them from liability lawsuits. Now they’re taking matters into their own hands, … Continued
Financial managers and advisers must first understand the affluent client or business owner to know how to serve them. See how CPAs are responding: join the new study. by Rick Telberg With trillions of dollars in family and family-business assets … Continued
Worker Education May Be Working. Worried by the future of of Social Security, American workers are boosting contributions to their employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. In 2004, their contributions went from an average 8.4% to 9.9% in 2005, according to a new … Continued
Baby Boomers Approach Age 60 from Pew Research As the oldest of the nation?s 75 million baby boomers approach the age of 60, a Pew Research Center survey finds many are looking ahead to their own retirement while balancing a … Continued
Majority of CFOs Polled Don’t Expect to Increase Raises and Bonuses MENLO PARK, Calif. (Robert Half International) — The majority of the nation?s employees are not expected to receive higher raises and bonuses in 2006 than they did in 2005, … Continued